6-foot-1 freshman wing with upside, but still early in the sample size
In the 2025-26 season, Aliya Latif is a freshman at UC Merced listed at 6-foot-1 and has appeared in 1 game, logging 5 minutes with no counting stats yet, so the data says “work in progress” rather than finished product. The selling point is clear: a long, versatile frame for a perimeter player, which usually translates to matchup flexibility and defensive potential. For a team evaluation, she looks like a developmental prospect with size and room to grow, not a stat-sheet star yet.
